diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
index a86611bedb..b42831cbde 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/AntagSelectionSystem.cs
@@ -205,16 +205,24 @@ public sealed partial class AntagSelectionSystem : GameRuleSystem<AntagSelection
         var playerPool = GetPlayerPool(ent, pool, def);
         var count = GetTargetAntagCount(ent, GetTotalPlayerCount(pool), def);
 
+        // if there is both a spawner and players getting picked, let it fall back to a spawner.
+        var noSpawner = def.SpawnerPrototype == null;
         for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
         {
             var session = (ICommonSession?) null;
             if (def.PickPlayer)
             {
-                if (!playerPool.TryPickAndTake(RobustRandom, out session))
+                if (!playerPool.TryPickAndTake(RobustRandom, out session) && noSpawner)
+                {
+                    Log.Warning($"Couldn't pick a player for {ToPrettyString(ent):rule}, no longer choosing antags for this definition");
                     break;
+                }
 
-                if (ent.Comp.SelectedSessions.Contains(session))
+                if (session != null && ent.Comp.SelectedSessions.Contains(session))
+                {
+                    Log.Warning($"Somehow picked {session} for an antag when this rule already selected them previously");
                     continue;
+                }
             }
 
             MakeAntag(ent, session, def);
diff --git a/Content.Server/Antag/Components/AntagSelectionComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Antag/Components/AntagSelectionComponent.cs
index 3464ee5666..f70c27d12f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Antag/Components/AntagSelectionComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Antag/Components/AntagSelectionComponent.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public partial struct AntagSelectionDefinition()
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Whether or not players should be picked to inhabit this antag or not.
+    /// If no players are left and <see cref="SpawnerPrototype"/> is set, it will make a ghost role.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField]
     public bool PickPlayer = true;
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/ghost_roles.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/ghost_roles.yml
index 47303d6586..4c2016ec60 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/ghost_roles.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Markers/Spawners/ghost_roles.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,33 @@
       - sprite: Structures/Wallmounts/signs.rsi
         state: radiation
 
+- type: entity
+  noSpawn: true
+  parent: SpawnPointLoneNukeOperative
+  id: SpawnPointNukeopsCommander
+  components:
+  - type: GhostRole
+    name: roles-antag-nuclear-operative-commander-name
+    description: roles-antag-nuclear-operative-commander-objective
+
+- type: entity
+  noSpawn: true
+  parent: SpawnPointLoneNukeOperative
+  id: SpawnPointNukeopsMedic
+  components:
+  - type: GhostRole
+    name: roles-antag-nuclear-operative-agent-name
+    description: roles-antag-nuclear-operative-agent-objective
+
+- type: entity
+  noSpawn: true
+  parent: SpawnPointLoneNukeOperative
+  id: SpawnPointNukeopsOperative
+  components:
+  - type: GhostRole
+    name: roles-antag-nuclear-operative-name
+    description: roles-antag-nuclear-operative-objective
+
 - type: entity
   parent: MarkerBase
   id: SpawnPointGhostDragon
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/roundstart.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/roundstart.yml
index a198ee7bd0..d67038e6ad 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/roundstart.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/roundstart.yml
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@
     definitions:
     - prefRoles: [ NukeopsCommander ]
       fallbackRoles: [ Nukeops, NukeopsMedic ]
-      max: 1
-      playerRatio: 10
+      spawnerPrototype: SpawnPointNukeopsCommander
       startingGear: SyndicateCommanderGearFull
       components:
       - type: NukeOperative
@@ -107,8 +106,7 @@
         prototype: NukeopsCommander
     - prefRoles: [ NukeopsMedic ]
       fallbackRoles: [ Nukeops, NukeopsCommander ]
-      max: 1
-      playerRatio: 10
+      spawnerPrototype: SpawnPointNukeopsMedic
       startingGear: SyndicateOperativeMedicFull
       components:
       - type: NukeOperative
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@
         prototype: NukeopsMedic
     - prefRoles: [ Nukeops ]
       fallbackRoles: [ NukeopsCommander, NukeopsMedic ]
-      min: 0
+      spawnerPrototype: SpawnPointNukeopsOperative
       max: 3
       playerRatio: 10
       startingGear: SyndicateOperativeGearFull